Bedmaats
Mei 7, 2009 at 12:19 vm | Posted in Uncategorized | 7 KommentaarOns leef in ‘n uiters kompeterende wêreld. En kompetisie is lekker .. want wén is lekker. Punt lyn.
I am an introvert, which makes me the invisible opponent, the undercover competitor. I dice ignorant people in traffic, but I play fair when I choose a male opponent in a stronger capacity vehicle than my own. I take a peek at the person doing cardio next to me in the gym and if their level is higher than my own, I simply push harder, or try to at the very least.
Daar is nooit ‘n eerste prys vir my nie. Net die wete dat ek kán .. or that I’ll die trying. Want eintlik kompeteer ek met niemand anders as myself nie. Ek gryp my comfort zone aan die soom en gee dit ‘n paar deeglike plukke.
But there are times in life when one doesn’t want to fight your way to the top. When you don’t want to be the last person standing on the podium of someone’s heart .. but instead prefer to be the person they chose to sit on the throne of their heart. Quite a paradigm shift there I reckon.
Hmmmm .. en my gedagtes word weer eens deur die volgende vraag gyselaar geneem:
‘Which hurts more? That he chose hér or that he dídn’t choose me?’
Dis vir my amper soos die verskil tussen ‘tweede eindig’ en ‘tweede beste’ wees. Waar begin mens soek na die antwoorde? Wat het jou nie goed genoeg gemaak nie? Wat moes jy anders hanteer het? Hoe kon jy anders opgetree het? Watter kwaliteite is jou tekortkominge?
Ek dink aan die Van der Sandt kinders .. en oom Sarel wat saam BB werk se woorde eggo die hele aand deur my gedagtes: ‘Mens het nét 24 uur per dag om seer te hê, BB. Maar hóé deel jy dit deur 4?’
En skielik .. momenteel .. is ek nie meer bekommerd oor hoekom ek nie my plek in jou lewe kon behou nie. Want daar is niks meer wat ek daaraan kan doen nie. What does scare me, is the possibility of you leaving this world one day, ignorant of the fact that I loved you more than you will ever know.
Al maak dit nie meer saak nie. Al maak dit nie meer ‘n verskil nie. Ek kyk om my, buite die grense van my eie hartseer .. en ek sien mense waardevolle tyd mors. En ek voel ‘n amperse onbeheersde woede in my opdam wanneer ek hulle aan die kraag wil gryp en smeek om nie langer tyd te mors met mekaar nie, nie langer simpel mind-games te speel nie, nie langer te dink môre is nog ‘n dag nie .. want dalk is dit nie.
That is all regret that I have .. that you might never know .. you were my heaven.
Ek wil elke paar oë wat nou hierdie woorde vashou smeek om die mense in hul lewens wie saakmaak, wie regtig saakmaak, wie jou rede is om môre oggend wakker te word, te sê hoeveel hulle vir jou beteken en presies hoe lief jy vir hom of haar is. Woorde en dade is bedmaats. Die een kan nie sonder die ander nie. Moenie aanvaar die een praat namens die ander nie. Jy kry dalk nooit weer die kans om die ‘misverstand’ tussen die twee reg te stel nie.
Alle krag en sterkte word die Van der Sandt-familie toegebid. Ek stem saam Oom Sarel, dis amper ondenkbaar om jou dag in soveel hartseer te verdeel .. maar as jy wél vreugde het .. vermeningvuldig dit .. asseblief? Let them know .. now.
Ek wens jy het geweet ..
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elf – my oë hou hierdie woorde van jou vas. ‘n mens het nodig om herinner te word hoe ongelooflik kosbaar mense in jou lewens is EN om dit vir hulle te sê en te wys. . .
Comment by betsieboop— Mei 8, 2009 #
Elf… ai Elf – it matters. It matters, simply because it matters to you.
‘Which hurts more? That he chose hér or that he dídn’t choose me?’
You see, Elf, maybe, just maybe he did not have enough love inside to love you enough, but maybe that much which he is capable of loving someone is enough for her? Does that makes sense somehow, maybe? Elf, I was once loved, but not enough. Not loved nearly as much as I loved. And then he left me and chose someone else to love and long after that when we met again and had a few moments to spare he quietly said this: “I just couldn’t love thát much. I wish I could”. Some people need less love than others and some people have only so much to give and it’s not as if you were expecting more, it’s that his heart knew that your heart needed more. Neither is wrong or right – it just is. And he could only give what was in him to give and it’s not about her being ‘better’ or you being second-best or ‘not good enough’ – it’s about being comfortable and secure in the knowledge that that which we’re capable of giving is enough for the other’s heart.
Elf? You hear me, don’t you? xx
Comment by BB— Mei 8, 2009 #
Elf….jou woorde sny diep. Tx BB, as usually you bring some understanding to the confusion. Maybe one should love less next time? Thing is, i just don’t know how. My mistake…
Comment by Katvoet— Mei 8, 2009 #
No Katvoet!! NEVER compromise on what you’re capable of (be it giving OR receiving)!! See, I had to give my EMM (Enigste Mooiste Meisiekind) the same kind of talk this afternoon. We’ve been going through something similar for a while now – rollercoaster ride of emotions… crying a lot together (just coz I can’t bear to see her cry), laughing til we hurt, crying some more, tearing the poor retched ‘loser’ apart and missing him like crazy all bundled into one little hurt heart for which all this is too much to hold…
You can’t start expecting less from the next person; you’ve just got to understand the you first – the needs, the very basic requirements for your heart and then you need to understand and appreciate and love all about you and your ability to love and of course your heart’s space. It’s like an empty room now. You want to create a cozy place to ‘come home to’. To rest. To sleep. To dream. If all you need is a bed, then get a bed. If you need a nightstand and a lamp… Do you want a duvet or a woollen blanky?? A wall to wall carpet maybe? Why put so much effort, hard earned cash and time into ‘just’ a room? Why is it we take better care of our wardrobe or our furnishing but never the same for our own self, our heart?? Why is it we refuse to shop for a nice bedspread or duvet cover at PEP stores, but we’re willing to put up with a guy who is only CAPABLE of PEP-store quality?? PLEASE don’t get me wrong! I’m NOT saying that PEPstores isn’t good enough, if that’s what you can afford AND will be content with. But I know girls, who’re willing to SAVE a few months for a quality designer-scatter cushion or this that or the other… but they hang on to a man who gives them less value than that for MORE effort, more time and more heart than he can ever give in turn – if it were but only a smile on your face every day..
I know we don’t give love just to receive it, but love not returned is love wasted and there’s a fine line between waste and abuse….
Oh, remember the mirror for the new bedroom!! You’ve GOT to have a mirror. The one that looks straight back at you and smiles when you smile – ‘coz it likes what it sees
( ( ( ELF ) ) )
Comment by BB— Mei 8, 2009 #
Liewe donner, ek voel of ons presies dieselfde emosies al ervaar het. Dit oor ‘n man? Sterkte girla!
Comment by Girl van die Suburbs— Mei 9, 2009 #
but we’re willing to put up with a guy who is only CAPABLE of PEP-store quality??
at times you believe that PEP-store quality is all that you deserve .. and then Woolies-quality enters your live and you realise – i DO deserve better …
thank you for reminding me that i’m truly worthy of Woolies-quality BB …
Comment by betsieboop— Mei 9, 2009 #
Dis nogal waar, hoekom tevrede wees met tweede beste , hoekom voel asof jy nie die belangriktse een is nie, wel ek weet nie maar wat ek wel weet is as jy liefhet en waarlik liefhet dan vergeet jy wat is die beste vir jou dis n soort verslawing.
Katvoet mens kan nooit kies om minder lief te he volgende keer nie want dan het jy nie regtig lief nie, dis ongelukkig die risiko wat ons maar elke liewe keer vat, wat ek wel kan se is ” be true to yourself” moenie kosbare tyd mors omdat jy te bang is om vir iemand te se jy is lief of nie lief nie ons lewe in n baie “voorgee” wereld miskien moet ons dit so n bietjie skud..
Comment by yswater— September 19, 2009 #